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Nov 22, 2018
"But down deep, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical. " --Carl Sagan
Sustainability and the Sacred
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Sufi teacher and author, implores us to change our present global predicament by changing our consciousness. Our current mindset sees Earth as a resource. He argues that this worldview creates a sense of separation and one in which we have forgotten the sacred nature of the Earth. If we embrace the sacred in all of life, we will remember our primal relationship to the Earth, reconnect with an ancient knowing and respond from a place of balance. This is the nature of real sustainability and what we need to avoid ecological disaster.
BE THE CHANGE
As you go about your day, take a moment to remember the small things in your life that nourish and sustain you: freedom of movement, the ability to breathe deeply, seeing the sunshine or rain, hearing the sounds of others or the Earth. More ...
